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Old 01-30-2020, 01:51 PM   #1
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I'm also curious to know who the left-leaning folks here want to win the nomination, or who they think will win the nomination.

I think Biden has the best chance in the general, but he seems to really be fading (not in the polls, but his sharpness and energy and stamina). As a Trump supporter, he's the one I'm most fearful of, because I think he has the best chance of being able to portray himself as a moderate. But it's humiliating for him that the Obamas won't endorse him.

The others? Can any of them relate to people in the middle of the country? Will any of them get blacks to turn out in big numbers? Interestingly, blacks are by far the most moderate large block of voters on the left. They don't like Bernie or Mayor Pete, can't imagine they'd get too excited about Warren. They didn't love Hilary.
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I'm also curious to know who the left-leaning folks here want to win the nomination, or who they think will win the nomination.

I think Biden has the best chance in the general, but he seems to really be fading (not in the polls, but his sharpness and energy and stamina). As a Trump supporter, he's the one I'm most fearful of, because I think he has the best chance of being able to portray himself as a moderate. But it's humiliating for him that the Obamas won't endorse him.

The others? Can any of them relate to people in the middle of the country? Will any of them get blacks to turn out in big numbers? Interestingly, blacks are by far the most moderate large block of voters on the left. They don't like Bernie or Mayor Pete, can't imagine they'd get too excited about Warren. They didn't love Hilary.


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I highly doubt any of these liberals will give an answer to this, certainly not an honest one.
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Old 01-30-2020, 03:49 PM   #3
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I highly doubt any of these liberals will give an answer to this, certainly not an honest one.
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#^&#^&#^&#^& off.

'Honest' answers (I'm a lib, I must lie according to RR), in order of preference. This is from the available candidates, I would prefer someone else, but it is what it is.
1. Biden
2. Klobachar
3. Buttigieg

Then it becomes a separation. I am not super jazzed about Warren at all, but unless she stuns in Iowa, I think she is fading away. Sanders doesn't do much for me either. I think Andrew Yang has interesting things to say (I disagree with UBI, but he isn't wrong about automation coming for jobs in the next few decades). Gabbard has some 'no BS' qualities I like but she can't win a general. I don't love some of her foreign policy positions either, and think she wimped out on the impeachment vote.

p.s. It remains my humble opinion that only repressed, angry self-loathing closet cases actually care if a dude is gay and need to offer derogatory names (i.e. the 'packing reference')

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Old 01-30-2020, 04:01 PM   #4
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#^&#^&#^&#^& off.

'Honest' answers (I'm a lib, I must lie according to RR), in order of preference. This is from the available candidates, I would prefer someone else, but it is what it is.
1. Biden
2. Klobachar
3. Buttigieg

Then it becomes a separation. I am not super jazzed about Warren at all, but unless she stuns in Iowa, I think she is fading away. Sanders doesn't do much for me either. I think Andrew Yang has interesting things to say (I disagree with UBI, but he isn't wrong about automation coming for jobs in the next few decades). Gabbard has some 'no BS' qualities I like but she can't win a general. I don't love some of her foreign policy positions either, and think she wimped out on the impeachment vote.

p.s. It remains my humble opinion that only repressed, angry self-loathing closet cases actually care if a dude is gay and need to offer derogatory names (i.e. the 'packing reference')
if i was a democrat, i would
probably assume biden has the best chance in the general. But man he’s not helping himself, he’s coming across as kind of feeble lately.

well have real results soon. going to be interesting.
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probably assume biden has the best chance in the general. But man he’s not helping himself, he’s coming across as kind of feeble lately.

well have real results soon. going to be interesting.
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None of them have a snowballs chance of beating Trump and they know it.
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